Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse |Two Preliminary Hearings To Be Held In September

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will hold preliminary hearings in relation to two of its investigations.

The hearings will be held in the International Dispute Resolution Centre, 70 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1EU. The full details of the hearings are:

Tuesday 19 September 2017, 10.30 am – first preliminary hearing in relation to the institutional responses to child sexual abuse and exploitation facilitated by the Internet Investigation.

Wednesday 20 September 2017, 10.30 am – further preliminary hearing in relation to the inquiry into allegations of the sexual abuse and exploitation of children residing at or attending Cambridge House Boys’ Hostel, Knowl View School, and other institutions where their placement was arranged or provided by Rochdale Borough Council.

This latest development turns current thinking about child abuse perpetrators on its head, and has important implications for the way abuse is addressed and prevented in America, Britain and the rest of the world.

Led by research fellow Dr Omar Z. Ahmed, M.D, the investigation involved reviewing the records of children admitted to hospital from 2013 to 2015 to evaluate and treat non-accidental trauma, identifying 225 cases of child abuse.

Dr Ahmed observed:

“Among the 150 children hospitalized after suffering non-accidental trauma during the study period, 68.4 percent were injured by a parent; 14 percent were injured by a step parent, boyfriend or girlfriend; 9.7 percent were injured by a daycare staff member…

A CHILD sex abuse survivor said she was overwhelmed by the level of public support after thousands backed her call for a criminal probe into council and police officials.

More than 14,000 people have so far signed a petition demanding former Rotherham council managers and senior police officers be investigated for misconduct in connection with the town’s child sex scandal, including almost 5,000 in just one day.

It was set up last Thursday by a survivor, known as Elizabeth, after six reports concluded last Wednesday that no current or former manager should face disciplinary action for their conduct during the 1997 to 2013 covered by the Jay Report.

A PETITION calling for a criminal investigation into former Rotherham council managers and senior police officers in connection with the town’s child sex scandal attracted more than 3,000 supporters in just 18 hours.

Survivors and their relatives were outraged after the reports, costing £440,000, were published on Wednesday and there were angry exchanges during a three-and-a-half hour meeting at Rotherham Town Hall.

Elizabeth, whose real name cannot be used for legal reasons, described the outcome of the year-long investigation by law firm Gowlings as “absolutely diabolical”.

She told the Advertiser: “I was gutted to learn no-one will be held accountable.